Technically speaking, the aster family is a botanical crazy quilt of composite bloomers (plants whose inflorescences contain ...

New England asters (Symphotrichum novae-angliae) are native to the U.S. with small daisy-like flowers in various shades of purple ... If planting aster seeds, plant after the first frost.

One of these is aromatic aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium). Robust plants resembling small shrubs are rich in gorgeous purple flowers and attract pollinators galore. They’ll hold blooms into ...

On a surface level, mixing up your plants can seem like no big ... You'll notice that purple loosestrife has a square, woody stem, while blazing star has a rounded one. Purple loosestrife has ...

Garden weeds are unwanted plants that naturally grow in ... Canada thistle is a spiny plant with slender stems, dark green ...

This observation is explained by another key feature of stem cells that is shared between plants and animals, as explained below. The ability of stem cells to constantly generate new tissues has ...

and stems. From May through October, you'll find five-petalled, papery white to pale purple notched flowers floating above the grass. They spread via seeds and stray plant parts. Since musk ...

There’s no lovelier sight than a bright orange butterfly feasting on a purple ... stems and hairy leaves. (For some reason, my dog Luisa loves to chew on the hairy leaves of my New England aster.) ...

A few miles outside Pullman, Washington, a remnant of the Palouse Prairie lies on a small hill, surrounded by undulating wheat fields and studded with cracked and weathered headstones from the late ...

The UK purple sprouting broccoli season runs from January to May. Modern hybrids are bred to extend the season, but they tend to be tough and tasteless. Purple sprouting broccoli should look fresh ...

If someone asked you to name the most dramatic color of autumn, odds are the last one on your list would be purple ... The plants have wispy tiny leaves on stems that are equally thin and ...

Once you've roasted and cooled red peppers, they are soft and slippery, causing the seeds to dissipate and stick to the interior walls. That's why the best time to remove stems and seeds is before ...